Soda-water fountain.



No. 695,874. Patented Mar. 4I8, |902. P. DE LACY* SODA WATER FOUNTAIN.

(Application led Feb. 14. 1901.) (N u M o d el.)

ritmi rares PETER DE LACY, OF NEV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ELIZABETHCOCHRANE SEAMAN, OF NEYV YORK, N. Y.

SODA-WATER FOUNTAIN.

SPECFTGATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 695,874, dated March 18,1902.

Application filed February 14, 1901. Serial No. 47,199. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern: position and when kused to close the lowerBe it known that I, PETER DE LACY, a ctiend thereof, anupwardly-extending flange 7, zen of the United States, residing intheborthus providing a substantially cup-shaped ough of Manhattan, inthe county of New head or bottom the liange of which extends 5 York andState of New York, have inventinwardly or interiorly of the body orshell 2 ed certain new and useful Improvements in of the receptacle andclosely engages the wall Soda-VlaterFouutains,of whichthe followingthereof, such flange being beveled or chamis a specification. fered off,as at 8, so that the edge of such This invention relates to vessels orrecepflange will be substantially flush with such 6o 1o tacles adaptedto contain fluids, especially interior wall for the purpose hereinafterset fluids under pressure, and is in part an imforth. Rigidly secured tothe under side of provement upon that shown and described in this plate6, and in practice prior to its asmy contemporaneously-pendingapplication, semblage with the body or shell 2 of the re- Serial No.21,25% filed June 23, 1900, the obceptacle, is a ring-shaped memberforming 15 ject of the invention being to provide anima depending iiange9, whereby the bottom proved receptacle of this character having an orhead comprises a curved plate having an improved head or bottomassembled with the upwardly or inwardly extending liange 7 and bodyofthe receptaclein an improved manner. a depending oroutwardly-extending flange 9.

A further object of the invention is to pro- It will be obvious that insome forms of re- 7o zo vide an improved reinforced bottom or headceptacles the location of the plate may be recomprising a bottom plateand atruss adaptversed, whereby the convex side thereof will ed to beassembled as a single structure with extend upwardly; but in either casesuch botthe shell or body of the receptacle. tom will comprise anupwardly-extending and In the drawings accompanying and forma dependingiiange. This depending flange z5 ing part of this specication, Figure 1is a constitutes one means for securing the botlongitudinal sectionalview of a soda-water tom in position relatively to the shell orbotfountain with this improved head or bottom tom, in the presentinstance it being shown assembled therewith. Fig. 2 is a sectionalprovided with rivet or bolt holes 10 for the View, on an enlarged scale,of the head orbotpassage of bolts 12, headed on the outer side 8o 3o tomand a part of the body. Fig. 3 is a perof the shell and on the innerside of such spective view of this improved head or botfiange, thebottom also being usually maintom. Fig. 4 is a sectional View of saidhead tained in position by being sweated or solor bottom; and Fig. 5 isa sectional View of dered, this being the preferable mode of sea portionof this improved tank, showing an curing the depending flange to thecurved 35 exterior reinforcing-hoop. plate, whereby the space betweensuch de- Similar characters of reference designate pending flange andplate is filled up. This corresponding parts in the different figuresdepending flange not only acts as a means to of the drawings. rigidlysecure the bottom in position, but also In the present instance theimprovement acts as a support for such bottom. 9o 4o is shown applied toa soda-water fountain, In assembling the bottom it is usually inalthoughit will be understood that it maybe serted in position after the lininghas been inapplied to other and various kinds of recepserted in thetank, so that the iiange 7 will taeles and that this improved head couldbe extend between such lining and the body or used to close either endof the tank. The shell of the receptacle; but, if preferred, the

45 cylinder or shell 2, the lining 3, and the uphead may be located inposition prior to the per head e in the tank shown in the drawingsassemblage of the lining, whereby such lining may be of the usual or anysuitable construcmay be forced by suitable pressure into close tion.This improved reinforced head or botengagement at all points with thehead or bottom 5 in the present instance comprises a subtom and thewalls of the cylinder, the chamroo 5o stantially concavo-convcx plate 6,having, fered or beveled edge S of the bottom enawhen the receptacle isin its normal upright bling the lining to closely conform to thecylinder Without the provision of sharp angles, which are extremelydetrimental to the life of tanks ofthis character. When the parts areassembled in the usual manner, the lining, in the form of a capsuleandcorrugated or otherwise with the bung or nipple attached, is insertedinto the body or shell from the bottom, after which the bottom isinserted. The lining is then by suitable means pressed into closeengagement with all sides of the shell and bottom.

When the improvement is applied to soda- Water tanks, an exteriorreinforcing-hoop 13 may be provided. (See Fig. 5.)

I claim as my inventionl. A receptacle comprising a body and a head,said body extending beyond its point of engagement with the head properandV said head comprising a cup-shaped member having its edge beveled orchamfered and located interiorly of said body, and anoutwardly-extending flange secured to the extension of said body andlocated in position to directly support the outer side of said plate, alining located in said receptacle and closely conforming to the Wallsthereof, the part of the lining overlapping such head being continuousand unbroken, the organization being such that by the provision of thechamfered or beveled edge the formation of sharp angles in the lining isprevented and the head is maintained in position Without injuring orweakening lthe lining, and an exterior hoop located on said bodyadjacent to the bottom thereof.

2. A receptacle comprising a body and a head, said 'body extendingbeyond its point of engagement with the head proper said head comprisinga cup-shaped member having its edge beveled or chamfered and locatedinteriorly ofv said body and an outwardly-extending 'llange secured tothe extension of said body and located to support the under side of saidmember adjacent to its outer edge, and a lining located in saidreceptacle and closely conforming to the Walls thereof, that part ofsaid lining overlapping said head being continuous and unbroken, theorganization being such that by the provision of the chamfered orbeveled edge the formation of sharp angles in the lining is prevented.

3. A receptacle comprising a body having a lining and a head, the saidhead comprising a plate having an inwardly-extending fiange, locatedintermediate the body-wall and said lining and said body extendingbeyond the point of engagement with the plate, said plate having anoutwardly-extending flange secured toA the extension of the said body,that portion of said lining overlapping the metal of said head, beingcontinuous and unbroken.

4. A receptacle comprising in its structure a lining 3, outer shell 2and a reinforcinghead comprising a plate 5 of a single thickness ofmetal having its edge formed into an inwardlyextending iiange '7 havinga beveled or chamfered edge 8, the said liange being surrounded by saidshell an outwardlyextending reinforcing flange 9, also surrounded by thesaid shell and secured directly by its edge to the outer circumferenceof the plate; also secured to the said shell by rivets substantially asdescribed, the said lining lapping and covering the joint between theflange '7 and the shell, the said lining closely conforming to the Wallsof the shell and joint, that part of said lining overlapping the saidjoint being continuous and unbroken throughout its entire extent.

PETER DE LACY.

Witnesses:

E. K. GILMAN, O. A. WE1-3D.

